Tips and tricks for treating gout?

[Bells3032]

husband has Gout. He had his first flare up two years ago which he was given medication for and hasn't had a flare up since....until this weekend. He's been regularly icing it, resting it and taking ibroprofen but seems to be spreading from his toes to his foot.

I am currently 36 weeks pregnant and we have a toddler so it's very hard for him to be out of commission.

Does anyone have any tips on how to get it down quicker? having us both mobility limited is not great.

Thank you

PS sorry if wrong forumn

He needs to see a doctor to get another course of medication. Hope it settles quickly.

Doctor yes but tart Cherry extract - from any health food shop / Holland & Barrett / Amazon.
it helps to break down the uric acid.

I take tons as soon as I feel the slightest hint of it

good luck, it’s hideously painful

Yeah need the good stuff from GP!

One of my friend’s suffered from this. Each attack became progressively worse, but he refuses the medication (for whatever reason) and has a restrictive diet which is low in ‘purines’. He’s got an App on his phone because it’s not obvious what to avoid. He’s not had it for years now.

I do remember him saying that when an attack strikes you need the medication asap.

thanks all. he has the medication allpurinol but think that's more for preventing than treating. are there any medications?

I did have some tart cherry in the cupboard from his last attack that's still in date that i forgot about so will dig that out!

The allopurinol needs to be taken every day if he’s getting regular attacks.

DH is 53 really fit and has a good diet. He got his first bout of gout at age 30. He’s now on allopurinol daily for life and rarely gets bouts now. Previously he’d get an attack every 4-) months and be unable to walk

he does take it every day. He had his first bout two years ago and this the first bout since he started the medication. he was also 30 on his first attack. Wondering if it's the stress etc that has set it off

DHs was often stress or impact/exercise triggered.

There is also colchicine available to be prescribed for attacks. He needs to speak to the GP.

Definitely speak to GP about stronger painkillers - Naproxen seemed to work the best in shortening a gout flare up for my partner. He’s also had colchicine previously but it didn’t seem to help much and needs careful monitoring of usage to avoid overdose issues. Prednisolone worked better than colchicine but not ideal long term.

Steroids will help quickly - need to speak to GP

There's a book called Drop Acid by Dr David Perlmutter. The acid he's referring to is uric acid. I haven't read it but I imagine it would be v helpful for someone with gout or wishing to avoid it. Don't know if it has any info for acute situations.